TV
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Amazon to Become Largest Delivery Service by 2022
Amazon says it expects to become the largest delivery service in the U.S. by 2022 — surpassing longtime leading couriers FedEx and UPS. At the end of 2019, UPS was the largest package courier in the U.S., with $84.6 billion in 2020 revenue. Speaking Nov. 29 on CNBC, Dave Clark, CEO of worldwide consumer at … Continue reading “Amazon to Become Largest Delivery Service by 2022”
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Analyst: Black Friday No Longer a Single-Day Event
With one initial report (Adobe) suggesting the Black Friday retail weekend saw a slowdown in total sales, official data across the long holiday weekend remains forthcoming. One analyst contends the annual post-Thanksgiving event has expanded beyond a few days to encompass weeks, before and after the third Thursday in November. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter … Continue reading “Analyst: Black Friday No Longer a Single-Day Event”
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Amazon to Become Largest Delivery Service by 2022
Amazon says it expects to become the largest delivery service in the U.S. by 2022 — surpassing longtime leading couriers FedEx and UPS. At the end of 2019, UPS was the largest package courier in the U.S., with $84.6 billion in 2020 revenue. Speaking Nov. 29 on CNBC, Dave Clark, CEO of worldwide consumer at … Continue reading “Amazon to Become Largest Delivery Service by 2022”
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Analyst: Black Friday No Longer a Single-Day Event
With one initial report (Adobe) suggesting the Black Friday retail weekend saw a slowdown in total sales, official data across the long holiday weekend remains forthcoming. One analyst contends the annual post-Thanksgiving event has expanded beyond a few days to encompass weeks, before and after the third Thursday in November. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter … Continue reading “Analyst: Black Friday No Longer a Single-Day Event”
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Ampere: Disney, ESPN+, Hulu Top 100 Million Combined U.S. SVOD Subscribers
Disney topped 100 million U.S. subscribers to its streaming services for the first time in early Q4 2021, according to new data from Ampere Analysis. By the end of this quarter (ending Dec. 31), the “Disney bundle,” i.e., Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, will further boost customer numbers. Disney ended the third quarter with 179 million … Continue reading “Ampere: Disney, ESPN+, Hulu Top 100 Million Combined U.S. SVOD Subscribers”
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ViacomCBS and NENT Group Partner for Pluto TV’s 2022 Launch in the Nordics
ViacomCBS Networks International, a division of ViacomCBS, and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) Nov. 29 announced a partnership for a new Pluto TV service across Sweden, Denmark and Norway in 2022. The service combines ViacomCBS’ free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service with the biggest pan-Nordic AVOD platform Viafree. NENT Group will serve as the platform’s … Continue reading “ViacomCBS and NENT Group Partner for Pluto TV’s 2022 Launch in the Nordics”
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‘Red Notice’ Netflix’s Top-Streamed Movie Ever
The Netflix movie Red Notice has become the streamer’s most-viewed original movie in its history with nearly 278 million hours across its global subscriber footprint. That tops Netflix’s previous record holder Bird Box, the 2018 dystopian drama starring Sandra Bullock. Red Notice, which stars Dwyane Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, had received middling review (35%) … Continue reading “‘Red Notice’ Netflix’s Top-Streamed Movie Ever”
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‘Arcane’ Keeps Hold of No. 1 Spot on Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart
Netflix’s animated fantasy series “Arcane” remained No. 1 on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals U.S. chart the week ended Nov. 26. The “League of Legends” prequel had an 8.7% rise in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses to gauge a show’s popularity, to give it 50.6 times the demand of an average show. “Arcane” was … Continue reading “‘Arcane’ Keeps Hold of No. 1 Spot on Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart”
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‘Arcane’ Rises to Top Spot on Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart
Netflix’s animated fantasy series “Arcane” took over the No. 1 spot on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals U.S. chart the week ended Nov. 19. The “League of Legends” prequel had a 43.6% rise in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses to gauge a show’s popularity, to give it 46.6 times the demand of an average … Continue reading “‘Arcane’ Rises to Top Spot on Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart”
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OTT Platform EarthxTV Expands Leadership Team
EarthX, the international environmental organization dedicated to a more-sustainable future, Nov. 22 announced the appointment of several veteran executives to key leadership roles in the areas of content, global distribution, marketing, production, finance, ad sales and impact. The new hires expand the executive leadership team under Michael Fletcher, co-CEO of EarthX and head of EarthxTV, … Continue reading “OTT Platform EarthxTV Expands Leadership Team”
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Netflix (Again) Dominates Weekly Nielsen Streaming Ratings as WarnerMedia Seeks Alternate Data Source
Netflix original series, movies and licensed content again dominated Nielsen’s weekly streaming Top 10 through Oct. 24 — spearheaded by series “You,” “Squid Game” and “Maid,” which collectively generated more than 4.8 billion minutes across 49 episodes. Disney+ and Netflix evenly split the top-streamed movies, with the former’s Black Widow (269 million minutes) and Hocus … Continue reading “Netflix (Again) Dominates Weekly Nielsen Streaming Ratings as WarnerMedia Seeks Alternate Data Source”
